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History of medicine
Paperback. The first authoritative look at the history of the prescription itself, Prescribed is a groundbreaking book that subtly explores the politics of therapeutic authority and the relations between knowledge and practice in modern medicine. Editor(s): Greene, Jeremy A.; Watkins, Elizabeth Siegel. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405070
- ISBN
- 9781421405070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.07
€ 43.07
Paperback / so. Series: Quellen Und Studien Zur Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften U. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1931
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662229583
- ISBN
- 9783662229583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.83
€ 96.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062516442
- ISBN
- 9780062516442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.66
€ 15.99
€ 14.66
Paperback / so. Series: Veroffentlichungen Aus Dem Gebiete Des Militar-Sanitatswesen. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC; MMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1914
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662342626
- ISBN
- 9783662342626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.22
€ 69.22
Paperback. Simon Forman was one of the extraordinary personalities of Elizabethan and Jacobean London. Like most doctors, he was also an astrologer, reading the stars for all and sundry. This book uncovers Forman's private world, that of a compulsive womaniser who kept a coded diary, a record of promiscuity as colourful as the journals of Pepys and Boswell. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; VXFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188. Light shelf wear, else as new.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTG0021070
- ISBN
- 9780099289623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Editor(s): Kamboj, Manmohan K.; Greydanus, Donald E.; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536100952
- ISBN
- 9781536100952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.85€ 161.57
€ 216.85
€ 161.57
Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HP; MBX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048156405
- ISBN
- 9789048156405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Paperback. Beginning with a history of mass hysteria and social delusions, this work differentiates between the two and investigates mass hysteria in closed settings such as work and school, and mass hysteria in communities with incidents such as gassings, Pokemon illnesses in Japan and medieval dance. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: JMH; MBX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Mcfarland & Company Inc Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786409976
- ISBN
- 9780786409976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97
Hardcover. Despite its safety and efficacy, emergency contraception (EC) continues to spark political controversy worldwide. In this edited volume, authors explore how emergency contraception has been received, interpreted, and politicized, through the in-depth examination of the journey of EC in 16 individual countries. Editor(s): Foster, Angel M.; Wynn, L. L. Num Pages: 341 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMA; JPVH; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102828
- ISBN
- 9780230102828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.28
€ 123.28
Paperback. Epidemiology has come a long way since diseases were thought to be caused by 'pestilential vapours'. This fascinating history traces the evolution of epidemiology, with an emphasis on developments since World War II, and makes the case for continued vigilance. Editor(s): Pollock, George. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 219.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401783286
- ISBN
- 9789401783286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.89
€ 120.89
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611570
- ISBN
- 9780691611570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.63€ 47.45
€ 60.63
€ 47.45
Paperback. A history of the medical discovery of disease transmission by insects, which surveys a century of research into ways of eradicating the diseases by exterminating the vectors. It examines how DDT and other insecticides initially achieved great improvements, but later faced serious setbacks. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MMFP; MMRT; PDX; PSVT7; TBX; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540554578
- ISBN
- 9783540554578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.10
€ 123.10
Hardcover. Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 234 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126526
- ISBN
- 9781405126526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.70
€ 42.99
€ 42.70
Female Circumcision and Clitoridectomy in the United States (Rochester...
Sarah B. M. Webber Rodriguez
Hardcover. An engaging and surprising history of surgeries on the clitoris, revealing what the therapeutic use of female circumcision and clitoridectomy tells us about American medical ideas concerning the female body and female sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; MBX; MJT; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464987
- ISBN
- 9781580464987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.17
€ 118.17
Paperback. Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era inmedicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both natural philosophy and technical skills. Num Pages: 264 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422. Introduction to Knowledge and Practice. 264 pages, 49 halftones. Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era inmedicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both natural philosophy and technical skills. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; MBX. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 14. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226761305
- ISBN
- 9780226761305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
Hardcover. Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243439
- ISBN
- 9780230243439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.62
€ 144.62
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137264282
- ISBN
- 9781137264282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; MBX; MMK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349524204
- ISBN
- 9781349524204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.44
€ 121.44
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC; MJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1922
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642895555
- ISBN
- 9783642895555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.35
€ 89.35
The Edwin Smith Papyrus. Updated Translation of the Trauma Treatise an...
Sanchez, Gonzalo M.; Meltzer, Edmund S.
This volume contains the original hieratic text, complete transcription into hieroglyphs, transliteration, English translation, philological apparatus and copiously illustrated medical commentaries for the 48 clinical cases of the Edwin Smith Papyrus. Num Pages: 376 pages, Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 286 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040017
- ISBN
- 9781937040017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 302.81
€ 302.81
paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1928
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- 1928th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662272817
- ISBN
- 9783662272817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
Hardback. Long before the age of reliable psychodiagnosis (the last 200 years), a primitive vocabulary sprung up to address odd and unconventional people within the body social. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393702224
- ISBN
- 9780393702224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.67
€ 55.67
Paperback / so. Series: Fachbucher Fur Arzte (Closed). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1920
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662372951
- ISBN
- 9783662372951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.11
€ 70.11
Paperback. This is a detailed and comprehensive reference text for people wanting extensive background knowledge of complementary therapies and the background to their development. It also includes interesting sections on the complex relationship between eastern and western medicine; and how both have developed and progressed within the very recent past. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026409
- ISBN
- 9781853026409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.61
€ 43.99
€ 43.61